Australian Media Engagement Project
About AMEP
The Australian Media Engagement Project is a partnership of
P4T (Partnering for Transformation), Sophia Think Tank (BSA) and TWR – Australia.
AMEP was conceived in 2011 as a result of a number of Christian based organisations consolidating their efforts to work with the Australian Media. It was acknowlegded that if the Christian Church wanted to have an imact on the Australian Media then it needed to find a way to build relationships and therefore become relevant to Australian media professionals.
The follwing people make up the initial core working group of The Australian Media Engagement Project.
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Chairman: Dr David Wilson David has training in Theology, Psychology, and the Social Sciences.His experience covers drug and alcohol counselling and supervision, lecturing in various tertiary level institutions, academic administration, and involvement in various not for profit organizations in management and governance roles |
| David was an elected Councillor with the City of Melbourne (2004 – 2008) with the portfolio of Community Services and Arts and Culture, and is currently Senior Consultant with Community Engagement Australia and Director of the Bible Society’s Sophia Think Tank. | |
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Project Leader: Bob Simpson bob.simpson@amep.org.au
After a career in commerce and industry, Bob spent time working with ACCESS Ministries. |
| In his role he saw the Christian community has very limited effective engagement with Australian people through public media. Along with others he founded a group in which Christians could engage with media professionals.
He later joined and became a Board member of 89.9 Light FM. Later, he worked in one of Melbourne's largest churches. From 2005 – 2010 he was National Director of Trans World Radio in Australia. Insights from these experiences convinced him a movement was needed to engage the Church with the public media, so that the Australian people could rediscover the value of Christian faith for their own lives, and their families and communities. Since then he has worked to establish AMEP (The Australian Media Engagement Project Inc). |
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Andrew Thonemann andrew.thonemann@amep.org.au
Andrew is Founder and CEO of Christian Jobs Australia, Christian Jobs New Zealand and Christian Jobs Online UK |
| As Executive Chairman of The Mandella Group Andrew specialises in bringing Christian products, publications and services to markets through emerging technologies. | |
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Allison Brown allison.brown@amep.org.au Allison’s career began as a journalist in rural South Australia but the lure of federal politics proved too great. |
| After eight years as media, event logistics and protocol adviser to federal politicians including the Hon Alexander Downer MP, the Hon John Anderson MP, the Hon Peter McGauran MP and former Prime Minister, the Hon John Howard MP, Allison sought a ‘soul’ change. Allison became Media Adviser at Anglicare Victoria, writing speeches and articles for CEO, Canon Ray Cleary, and writing articles for the Melbourne Anglican and Alive Magazine. She then became Head of Public Affairs at Make-A-Wish Foundation Australia, conducting media campaigns, government lobbying, fundraising, research, rebranding, and the writing of the charity’s 20th anniversary book. Allison has also written communications for Lost Dogs’ Home, Cancer Council Victoria, Mercy Health & Aged Care, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Heart Foundation and Scope. | |
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Andre Van Eymeren - andre.vaneymeren@amep.org.au Andre heads up P4T (Partnering for Transformation) |
| which is a movement aimed at helping individuals, organisations and communities discover their true meaning and purpose, their place in God's visions for the world, and live it. | |
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Robert Drane rob.drane@amep.org.au Robert 'Bob' Drane is an experienced journalist, columnist, author, editor, screenwriter and broadcaster with numerous awards to his credit. |
| Founding editor of PETLifestyle magazine. Former Deputy Editor of ABC Sport Monthly. Bell award for writer of the year. Best feature article for Excellence in Medical Journalism awards. Travel writing, sports writing, culture, music - even written reviews for cars. Have pen will travel. Two awards as an organisation development consultant: One an innovation award for system of org learning, the other an Australia Day award for org change strategy. Currently doing communications strategies for an engineering firm, a window cleaning firm and a real estate agency. Only done one sceenplay but it won 2nd prize at the world sports film awards in Italy.
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